Baxpax Downtown Hostel Hotel

It's big and feels like it, but good for east berlin.
Stayed here three nights. had to change rooms every day, thanks reception. that one cost you a star. it's a big hostel and feels like it. but considering some of the others in berlin it's not that bad. especially for the eastern side. its not far from a hidden party-garden and the main pub street, but miles from the main station. the place is clean and well kept. the only thing that annoyed me is you need a keycard to get into the bathroom. if you're drunk and have to pee in the night and forget the keycard you can find yourself in the hallway with no means to get in either the bathroom or your own room. also the auto-off shower heads are the worst thing ever invented. Directions from main station -- (the big shiny new one). hop on sbahn at the top of the station going east. one stop. get off. head up the road (to the north). it's the side road right before the opera house (over the bridge). go down it, signs everywhere on the hostel you cant miss it. dont try walking it. there's a dock yard and you have to go around. its a forty-minute walk. not a good idea.

Excellent, one of the best hostels I've stayed in
I have stayed in this hostel both in September and November this year. And plan to again in a few months. Stayed in the thirty-bed dorm in September, and an eight-bed dorm in November. It's a great hostel. Friendly bilingual staff. The dorms are very clean and spacious. Clean bathrooms. Good bar and cafe onsite. All in all, great hostel. And one of the best I've stayed in. My only slight disappointment with the hostel is that the onsite sauna isn't open. Despite it being mentioned on various hostel booking websites that it will be open in Winter 2007/2008. Was advised by a staff member that it won't be opening till about mid-late January. Shame about that. As was looking forward to using it each day after a day's sightseeing. Maybe it'll open when I return again soon. It's rare for any hostels to have an onsite sauna anyway. So it's no great loss. Excellent hostel though as I said. Has my recommendation!